Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 3 3 1
Larkin ss 2 2 1 0
Davis cf 5 1 2 5
Bell 3b 5 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 1 2 1
Esasky 1b 4 0 0 0
Concepcion 2b 3 0 1 0
  Daniels ph 1 0 0 0
  Oester 2b 0 0 0 0
Power p 3 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Mumphrey lf 4 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 0 0
Davis c 3 1 1 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 2 2 3
Martinez cf,lf 3 1 1 0
  Dayett ph 1 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 2 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 1 1
  Dernier pr,cf 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 8 10 7
Cincinnati 113 000 002791
Chicago 100 310 2018100
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power   6.0 7 7 7 2 3
  Robinson   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Franco  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
10
8
8
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer   2.1 3 5 5 4 2
  Noles   4.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Smith  W (1-2) 2.0 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
4
7

  E–Power (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Davis (10,off Smith), Chicago Dunston (8,off Power).  HR–Cincinnati Jones (4,1st inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out); Diaz (3,2nd inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out); Davis (16,3rd inning off Moyer 2 on, 0 out), Chicago Mumphrey (2,1st inning off Power 0 on, 2 out); Dunston (3,4th inning off Power 2 on, 2 out); Sandberg (7,5th inning off Power 0 on, 2 out); Dernier (3,9th inning off Franco 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Larkin (1,by Noles).  SB–Parker (3,2nd base off Noles/J Davis); Jones (10,2nd base off Noles/J Davis).  CS–Walker (2,2nd base by Power/Diaz); Dernier (2,3rd base by Robinson/Diaz).  HBP–Noles (1,Larkin).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:45.  A–21,718.
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